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Notes on Ann Brander Tinlin
Some family histories note that Ann (or Anna) Brander
was "the niece of Sir
William Kay, onetime Mayor of London”. There are problems with this
statement, because Sir William Kay was never the Mayor
of London, although his granduncle Sir Brook Watson was.
It should be noted that Ann named one of her sons Brook.
However, Brook Watson had four sisters, none of whom
were the parent or grandparent of Ann (see below).
The Commemorative Biographical Record of the County
of Essex (Ontario) notes instead that she was "a first
cousin to William Kay, Baronet of Eastshire, Surrey". This may make
more sense. This William Kay was the son of
another William Kay, Esq. of Montreal, by his wife, Anne
Webber, niece of Sir Brook Watson. This Anne Webb
had six siblings, but none of them are supposed to have
had any surviving issue. This means Ann Brander
would have to be the first cousin of William Kay on his
father's side; hence, her mother would have to be a Kay.
I have been unable to find a Kay family tree, but
there were at least three brothers:
1. William Kay, of Montreal, died in 1787-8.
2. Alexander Kay, killed by an Indian in St. Louis.
3. John Kay.
These men were all fairly prominent merchants and
adventurers. One source referred to John as a
"Scotchman".
The Brander family were prominent in Elgin, Moray and
very numerous. There is a record of a marriage
there (in nearby New Spynie, Moray) of Andrew Brander to
Anna Kay on 3 Jun 1769. As Ann Brander Tinlin was
said to have been born in 1771, this would be a good
prospect for her parents, but is completely speculation
at this point.
WATSON-WEBB-KAY FAMILY TREE
John Watson, of Cawood, Yorkshire; later of
Kingston-upon-Hull. Married 1st Elizabeth, sister of
Thomas Meals, of York, on 12 Jan 1720 in York. He
married 2nd Sarah Schofield (or Scolfield), daughter of
Joseph Schofield of York, on 23 Nov 1729 in Beverly,
Yorkshire. He died in 1740. By his first
wife, he had three daughters (other two possibly
Margaret and Dorothy), of whom only one had issue:
1. Elizabeth Watson (probably chr. 5 Jun 1723 in
Kingston-upon-Hull). She married Richard Webber,
Esq., of Plymouth. They had children, all of whom
died unmarried or without issue, except for Anne:
1a. Richard Brook Webber.
2a. John Webber.
3a. Anne Webber. Married William Kay, Esq.,
of Montreal.
1b. Sir William Kay, 2nd
Baronet. Born 5 Dec 1777. Died 1850 without
issue.
2b. Sir Brook Kay, 3rd Baronet.
Born 1780 in Montreal. Married twice and left
issue.
4a. Brook Webber.
5a. Sarah Webber.
6a. Anne Webber. [A mistake?]
7a. Helen Webber.
By his second wife, John Watson had a son and a
daughter:
2. Sir Brook Watson, 1st Baronet, Lord Mayor of London.
Born 7 Feb 1735 in Plymouth, Devonshire. Married
Helen, daughter of Colin Campbell, in 1760, but they had
no children. He died 2 Oct 1807.
3. Mary Watson. Married William Pitt of Mortlake,
Surrey on 6 Apr 1777 in St. Marylebone, London.
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